After losing her beloved Samantha in 2017, a Coton de Tulear, she just couldn’t let her go. She had a friend who had cloned their dog that passed away and she liked how it turned out, so she decided to give it a shot (5 shots actually). Samantha’s doctor took DNA from her cheeks and skin just before she passed away.

The DNA was sent to ViaGen Pets in Texas, with the hope they’d be able to clone her. It was more successful than they’d hoped, resulting in four healthy puppies. Sadly, the runt of the litter didn’t survive. With two many for her to handle, Streisand gave one puppy to her manager’s assistant and one to the daughter of her A&R man. With both new owners close friends of hers, the family of clones will still get to hang out.